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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1933
Page
4
Rates for locals and church notices posted by Press Publishing Company in Rittman. Local ads are 76 cents per line with spaces charged. display rates require application. Discounts for two insertions and bulk lines apply. charged accounts double the rate.
Tuesday afternoon the Olla Podrida club met at Mrs Wenger’s home and elected new officers led by Mrs Clarence Norton as president, Mrs A C Moshe lyric president, Mrs Ray Qualman secretary treasurer, and Mrs John Benek flower chairman.
A compilation of local social notes shows Mrs. Fred Forestner hosting a Friday bridge gathering. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Launder of Wooster, the Pavile family in New Year host duties, and numerous residents from Rittman and nearby towns attending dinners and New Year celebrations. Several residents recovered from illnesses, and a variety of visits to and from Wooster, Akron, Mansfield, and other communities are recorded along with notes on business and dry cleaning services.
Sunday school at 9 30 morning worship at 10 30 theme Walking by Faith Christian Endeavor at 6 30 evening worship at 7 30 Walking in the Light A glad hands invites you to worship here Attendance notes state only four Sundays in 1932 fell below 200 while 19 Sundays reached 260 or more with an average of 241.
Sunday school at 9 30 led by C P Linde as superintendent. Morning worship at 10 30. Evening service at 7 30 with a cantata.
Journal notices list numerous social visits and guests from Wadsworth, Seville, Akron, Pittsburgh and Columbus. Families include Reece, Hart, McBride, Immel, Johnson, Rich, Eastman, Switzer, Marshall, Bauman, Maibach, Cunningham and Kessler. Several New Year gatherings and hospital stays are noted among neighbors and relatives.
ITout Goodyear LeRoy and Mr and Mrs Irvin Warren Guyahoga Falls visit H D Knox home. Paul Maibach Otterbein college student returns Monday. Alvin Brodbeck Akron spends days at I C Rich home. Milton Township trustees transact business Tuesday with Christ Steiner new member present.
Friday and Saturday show Vanity Street with Charles Rickford and Helen Chandler a NY night life satire. Sunday and Monday features Trouble in Paradise with Kay Francis Herbert Marshall Charlie Ruggles and Edward Everett Horton a tale of love and crooks. Wednesday and Thursday presents a dramatic romantic story From girlhood to motherhood Gilbert Roland Thelma Todd lead the cast.
The piece reflects on the short verse Jesus wept and imagines a post healing scene at a supper with the tired mood of a historic Washington cabinet gathering. It muses on divine emotion and Lincoln reading aloud a volume during one of the era’s most momentous meetings.
An 1860s scene depicts Lincoln joking with his Secretaries about laughter as he produces the Emancipation Proclamation from his hat. Stanton contemplates leaving, while Ward long-quoted humor sides with the president's calm disregard of convention amid stressed ministers and wary disciples.
A jagged reflection on Solomon and a biblical ladder dream suggests wonders seen in sleep. The text muses on what Jacob might have revealed if he slept in a railway car seat. It closes with a note on tolerating a poor show if the band delivers quality music.
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